#include<iostream>
int main()
{
	using namespace std;
	char ch;
	int count=0;
	
	cout<<"Enter characters; enter # to quit:\n";
	cin.get(ch);
	while(ch!='#')
	{
		cout<<ch;
		++count;
		cin.get(ch);
	}
	cout<<endl<<count<<" characters read\n";
	return 0;
}
